Rogan Josh, Rogan Josh, will you do the fandango..

I know this is a rubbish blip, but it's the best I can do.

The chest infection and hacking cough that I thought I'd got rid of just before Christmas has come back with a vengance. Probably because of all the early mornings, late nights and rushing all over the country that we did over the holiday.

Woke this mornig at 2.10 with a cough, by 2.30 I was downstairs so as not to wake the Boss. Tried sipping water, a lemon flu remedy drink, pure orange juice, even standing outside in the cold air, but I just kept on coughing. Eventually at 5.30, after 3 hours of cough, cough, cough, I went back to bed exhausted.

Up at 6.30 for work, on the way called in at the super market and bought fruit, cough sweets, flu powders and cough medicine. Had three major coughing fits during the day, one was so bad that my class wanted to send for a first-aider to phone for an ambulance. Left work as soon as I could , drove home and went to bed. Slept for an hour before...........cough, cough, cough.

The Boss came home and made lamb Rogan Josh in the hope that the spices would blast my airways and bring some relief....no such luck.........I've eaten a huge helping, scoffed two oranges and had two spoons of medicine...........still sitting here spluttering as I type. The only thing that stops it is standing bolt upright...to relieve the pressure on the lungs.........sleeping tonight could be fun!

I ache all over, like I've gone 15 rounds of body shots from Ali in his prime!

The other thing that came back today was the snow, but it's almost all gone again.

Das vidanya, hope to see you again tomorrow.